• Reviews around wood (3.61 of 5)

    Oscar Schmidt OU5 Concert Ukulele

    • Tone is great even though I've read reviews saying that a laminate's sound isn't as good as a solid wood ukulele.
    • Gorgeous wood, rich tone, full sound, and very reasonably priced
    • Also, if you can afford it, I would recommend considering moving up a couple hundred to a solid wood instrument
    • The varnish is beautiful on the Koa wood, which is the best wood for a ukulele, from Hawaii, very shiney.
    • " say "oh you should forget the oscar uke and go for the solid woods bla
    • Plus the black strings finish this darker wood ukulele beautifully.
    • I plan to upgrade to a solid wood ukulele soon, but need to be more comfortable with the instrument first
    • The wood grain is beautiful, with no unfinished wood anywhere.
    • However, if you are an intermediate player looking for a better uke, you might be better off saving your money toward a solid wood uke.
    • Beautiful wood & details
    • I know that there are pros out there that claim that more expensive woods give you a better sound, but I am not a
    • In the end, nice solid wood with shiny varnish, great sound with plenty of body down into the lower frequency regime, easy to handle and plays fine
    • great instrument with good sound quality and beautful wood
    • The wood is stunning, the abalone inlays around the edges and soundhole are gorgeous, and it's very well put together.
    • My main uke is a 19 fret Kala solid wood Tenor
    • I am convinced this uke is the best value for under $200 in the non-solid top wood class